VU+ Duo2

[voyager1972]

Guys, I will post the Duo2 review here tonight.

I've been waiting on a separate consignment which the postman has kindly just delivered. Having no idea what that was, I can see why now....very, very nice. I'll include pics later.

Thanks

ES

any sign of the reviews,,,,,,im like a kid waiting on santa..........

[cosworth4x4]

Santa maybe here before the review

[voyager1972]

and i see the receiver,s are delayed again,,,for a few days .......

[ekko star]

Sorry guys have been mega busy (as you can imagine).

There are no more delays the Duo2 is defo in the UK and it is now all down to local distribution as of yesterday.

The review will go out here first, so keep your eyes peeled this evening/tonight.

Thanks for your patience.

ES

[DARKMAN]

I dont understand the Complete Final package part why release a product into other EU country's when its not finished, as for the unprecedented demand part i see plenty of online retailers with stock still no wonder with how much it costs. Dont get me wrong it looks like a fantastic bit of Kit and i am sure those who are getting one will love it but for me its way overpriced almost as if Vu have taken over Dream Multimedia's crown so to speak and followed there pricing structure.

I may get one when the UK are out of recession and food banks are a thing of the past

Only one EU country has the product without RCU and Without Tuner.( tuners been add separately without test ) That is been done by mistake...Product is not even been checked proper !

UK did not expect goods in that stage without proper checked all issues.That's why UK is the Only country now to have the right product....

DUO2 with New RCU + Twin Tuner direct from factory..
But this product will stay for UK- R.Ireland only dealers and customers.


Vu Plus UK Says:
We thanks for the patience and we commander only dealer talking about UK and Ireland not the who talk for EU Grey or not grue products.

The Sponsor here is GoldWafer please be patine by Monday your boxes will be shift for sure.

Have a nice day to all .....

[DARKMAN]

Clearly, a lot of enthusiasts are excited about the launch of this machine.

The finalised 'Consumer' hardware release of the Duo2 is now in full production.

For those that understand logistics, you will appreciate that the route to market is quite complex and is not merely about a factory producing the unit.

In the meantime to clear some confusion there are of course some sample, pre-production development units that are floating around. These are not the finalised consumer spec nor fully functional as the remote control supplied are old ones and some on-board hardware features will not be working entirely correctly i.e. wifi etc etc

I stress that they are pre-production units only and not the finalised consumer spec units. Third party images are also not yet fully finalised.

Furthermore, if you are pre-ordering please only do so from Authorised dealers such as the forum sponsor. This will ensure your machine is officially sourced through the Official UK Distribution.

For those that simply cannot wait.......

VU+ listened to feedback on the Qwerty style Ultimo remote. That was not the most ergonomic remote and most comfortable to use.

Here is the new actual Duo2 remote and as you can see it is a departure from the old tried and trusted design. The new remote is superb, having very tactile soft touch buttons and feels absolutely premium in hand.



The consumer machine comes boxed in a premium style box. Once again a slight departure from before and a little bit more up market.



The casing has a matt finish as opposed to the glossy fingerprint magnet of the Ultimo. This is just as well because the Duo2 is very much a hands on machine



What hides behind the flap ? CI/Card slots and the Standby button



A quick look at the rear...rest assured, socketry is plentiful. Nothing too much missing here



Once the 'final' consumer spec machine (which will be fully functional) is 'permitted' as available by the powers that be, the full review will be published accordingly.



In the meantime this is the final spec :

Features:

2 x Plug & Play tuner slots suitable for DVB-S2 / DVB-C / T / DVB-S2 Dual tuners
Transcoding function
Airplay function
Opera browser
HbbTV
HDMI 1.4 connection
HD PIP
Gigabit Lan
Plug and Play support for 2.5 "SATA - Hard Drives
2 x display (VFD and LCD)
WOL

Technical highlights VU+ Duo2:

1300 MHz dual-core MIPS processor
1GB Flash
2GB DDR3 DRAM
Gigabit Lan
2 x DVB Common Interface slot
2 x Smartcard-Reader (Xcrypt)
3 x USB (1 x front, 2 x back)
SPDIF audio output optical (digital)
1 x HDMI 1.4 video / audio output (digital)
1 x Scart (TV)
1 x RCA video output
2 x audio output (L / R) RCA (analog)
Plug and Play support for 2.5 and 3.5 "SATA - Hard Drives
unlimited channel lists for TV / Radio
EPG (electronic program guide) support
Support of Bouquet lists
OSD in many languages and skin-support
automatic / manual channel search
DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2, USALS
Power switch
Specifications VU+ Duo2 DVB-S2 and DVB-S2 Dual Tuner:
Input Frequency Range 950 .. 2150 MHz
QPSK Demodulation EN 302 307
Signal Level - 65 dBm ... - 25 dBm
Noise Level 12 dB max.
DBS-Tuner Input Connector F-Type female
Input impedance 75 ohms
AFC capture range + / - 3 MHz
Demodulation Shaped QPSK and 8PSK
Viterbi and Reed-Solomon FEC
Viterbi rates 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9
Roll-off Factor 35%

DVB-C/T- hybrid tuner:
VHF channels: 2-12 (49 .. 230 MHz)
UHF channels: 21-69 (470 .. 861 MHz)
DVB-C HDTV compatible
Input frequency range: 51 .. 858 MHz
Symbol rate: 1 ... 7 Mbaud / s
Input Impedance: 75 ohms
Tuner In / Out connector: IEC
DVB-C / DVB-T can be selected via software

Common Interface: 2x Common Interface Power Consumption max. 0.35 A/5V

Video decoder:
Video Compression MPEG-2 / H.264 and MPEG-1 compatible
Video Standard PAL G / 25 Hz, NTSC
Video Formats 4:3 / 16:9
Letterbox for 4:3 TV-Device

Output digital:
Output Level 0,5 Vss on 75 Ohm
Sampling frequencies 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
S / PDIF-Output optical, coaxial (AC3)
Audio decoder
Audio compression MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer I and II, MP3
Audio Mode Dual (main / sub), Stereo
Sampling frequencies 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 16 kHz, 22:05 kHz, 24 kHz

Output analog:
Output Level L / R 0,5 Vss on 600 Ohm
THD> 60 dB (1 kHz)
Crosstalk <-65 dB
Video parameter:

Input Level FBAS 1 Vss + / - 0.25 dB on 75 Ohm

TV-Scart: Output: FBAS, RGB, over OSD selectable

Ethernet: 1000/100/10 MBit compatible interface

USB: USB 2.0 connector (3x)

LNB power and DVB-S2 tuner:
LNB Current 400mA max. , Short-circuit proof
LNB Voltage horizontal "no load 19.5V" 17,6 V at 400mA
LNB Voltage vertical "no load 14.5V" 11,8 V at 400mA
LNB is switched off in standby mode

Control of the satellite position:
DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2 and USALS - Rotor Control

Power consumption:
<15W (in operation, with LNB)
<13W (in operation, without LNB)
<0.5 W (Deep-Standby-Mode)

Input voltage:
230V / 50 Hz alternating current + / - 15%
110V / 60 Hz alternating current + / - 15%

General:
Ambient Temperature +15 ° C. .. +35 ° C
Humidity <80%
Dimensions (W x D x H): 380 mm x 290 mm x 60 mm
Weight: 3,0 kg without HDD


PDF as attached

Excellent review like always.Thanks.

[cosworth4x4]

ekko you have not done yourself any favors with the dates , perhaps its been bad info from bosses above , lets hope it arrives next week :respect-055:

[cosworth4x4]

Excellent review like always.Thanks.

i guess that review was not done on a uk version , as a repeat of the first post dated 30/6/13.

[voyager1972]

maybe tomorrow then?????

[ekko star]

...and review now up

https://www.satpimps.co.uk/showthrea...917#post880917

Enjoy

ES

[crabber]

Lee has just posted that stock has arrived and will be dispatched tomorrow. I had to stop myself from ringing him to see if the boxes had arrived, didn't want to hold him up if he was in the process of packing my box up ready to send to me. Hope I am one of the first in the queue, hint hint !!

[donki]

Hope I am one of the first in the queue, hint hint !!

As long as you're behind me I fully support your hope.

I am really excited now!!!

Reminder Don't forget to do the CFE V2 bootloader update.

[LeeGW]

When you receive your boxes remember to update the Bootloader first before installing your new image.

Download the CFE_V2 Bootloader Here
https://www.satpimps.co.uk/showthrea...l=1#post881154

Cheers

Lee.

[DARKMAN]

i guess that review was not done on a uk version , as a repeat of the first post dated 30/6/13.

Does not matter the date of the Post he Is is Wrting English not Korean or German.........The Guy who done is British not Korea or Germany.. No idea what do you mean is not UK version ! DO you mean in UK no one has DUO 2?

Just to guaranty you i had them long long time ago much more before then you even could imagine together with many others STB are still not release now.

have nice day....

[cosworth4x4]

Does not matter the date of the Post he Is is Wrting English not Korean or German.........The Guy who done is British not Korea or Germany.. No idea what do you mean is not UK version ! DO you mean in UK no one has DUO 2?

Just to guaranty you i had them long long time ago much more before then you even could imagine together with many others STB are still not release now.

have nice day....

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Indeed, so please stop now trying to justify your comments by trying to confuse the agenda regarding the validity of ‘grey stock’ otherwise. It’s completely pointless and as you say yourself academic, unless of course that is/was your intention to create academic debate or perhaps impatience had simply got the better of you.

At best your comments relate to one-off German retailers that could only have sourced through a ‘grey supply’ channel and onwardly part bundled ‘grey’ stock with old remotes. It is absurd to suggest VU+ or any other mainstream manufacturer would condone launching such a machine bundled with a voucher. In fact I’ve never heard of the manufacturer sanctioning it nor come to think of it any other manufacturer in the history of all satellite receivers who would even consider doing that.

The new remote is an integral part of the machine and your points are inaccurate. There has simply been no Genuine UK stock at all made available nor to any other countries prior to this week and the original post to this thread makes clear as to why such situations arose.

I’m pretty sure the sensible folk that peruse these forums will see (without too much difficulty) the sense and benefit of buying Genuine UK stock through someone like Goldwafers.


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Only one EU country has the product without RCU and Without Tuner.( tuners been add separately without test ) That is been done by mistake...Product is not even been checked proper !

UK did not expect goods in that stage without proper checked all issues.That's why UK is the Only country now to have the right product....

DUO2 with New RCU + Twin Tuner direct from factory..
But this product will stay for UK- R.Ireland only dealers and customers.


Vu Plus UK Says:
We thanks for the patience and we commander only dealer talking about UK and Ireland not the who talk for EU Grey or not grue products.


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sorry ech i know you wanted no further comments on the subject but someone could not let it lie.

The above comments were from(darkman) you and ekko.

I have no doubt you had one a long time ago i know other people who did.

youre posts seem to conflict each other.

im sure everyone following this topic can read what i have.

[echelon]

this thread has now run its course

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